basketball

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He attended Granada Hills Kennedy High, where he starred in baseball and basketball.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

“In a basketball game,” he said, “when you are winning after the first quarter, you usually win the game.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026

But Sole said weaker NBA Finals TV ratings since the Chicago Bulls’ dominance of the 1990s suggested consumers weren’t as focused on basketball today.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

With help from a basketball scholarship, he majored in biology at Seattle University, a Roman Catholic school.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

I turn to scramble away, and that’s how I don’t see the incoming basketball.

From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell